Extras (The Uglies)
by Scott Westerfeld
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Author: Scott WesterfeldDesigner: Rodrigo Corral
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-02
ISBN: 1416951172
Number of pages: 432
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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- Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
- Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials (The Uglies)
- Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2)
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Book Review: A pleasing read
Summary: 4 Stars
Aya Fuse had been brought up in the aftermath of the "Mind Rain" initiated by Tally Youngblood, so is one of the first to experience this completely new style of life. New surgery is being constantly invented, ranging from new livers and infra red vision to "Radical Honesty", the brain surgery that makes it impossible to lie. True, minds aren't being controlled anymore, but there are disadvantages to this. In "Pretty Time", everyone could have nearly everything they wanted just by asking their high tech homes, but in this new era, only the very famous can have anything like this luxury. The city revolves around the face ranks, numbers representing the inhabitants' degrees of fame. At the top are people like the legendary Tally Youngblood, the clique founders and the best reporters. At the bottom are the hundreds of thousands of "Extras", whose names have never been known and probably never will. Aya is determined to fight her way out of life as an extra, and following the strange ways of the unique new cliques constantly forming is the easiest method of doing so. Aya thinks she has found the key to fame when she discovers some of the least famous people in the city, with face ranks in the bottom thousand, performing incredible stunts. To exploit them, she joins their group, resulting in the discovery of a hidden weapon in the mountains that could destroy life on Earth. Suddenly Aya becomes famous, but fame doesn't seem so good when you're the one risking your life to get to the bottom of this.
Although certainly not as good as the others in this series, "Extras" is still an engrossing read that will keep you captivated. The plot twists come regularly, always completely unpredictable, and the suspense is constantly building up.
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